Proverbs 14:13:3Prov.14.13.W3TAB
וְאַחֲרִיתָ֖הּ
veakharitah
“and its end”
- Transliteration
- ve-a-kha-ri-TAH
- Extended
- veh-ah-khah-ree-TAAH
- IPA
- /wəʔa.ħăriːˈtaːh/
Meaning by language
- English
- and its end
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-a-kha-ri-TAH
- clause
ve-a-kha-ri-TAH sim-KHA tu-GA
- sentence
gam-bi-SKHOK yikh-AV-LEV ve-a-kha-ri-TAH sim-KHA tu-GA
Exegesis
The coordinating vav introduces veacharitah {וְאַחֲרִיתָהּ | wə-ʾaḥă-rî-ṯāh} ‘and its end,’ linked to simchah {שִׂמְחָה | śim-ḥāh} ‘joy’ and culminating in tugah {תוּגָה | ṯū-gāh} ‘sorrow.’ This chiastic and antithetical parallelism underscores the contrast between outward mirth and inward grief, with the construct chain expressing the culmination of joy in sorrow.
In context — Proverbs 14:13
Even in laughter , the heart may ache, and the end of joy is sorrow.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 14:13:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 14:13, so the Hebrew word וְאַחֲרִיתָ֖הּ (veakharitah) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Prov.14.13.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.14.13.W3.S1) and character.